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Politics & Government

Meta's Threads needs a policy for election disinformation, voting groups say

1:47pm July 27, 2023

by Dara Kerr

Twelve voting rights organizations tell Meta its new social media site Threads needs a robust plan to ensure election disinformation doesn't go viral during the 2024 elections.

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Elon Musk looks on during his visit to the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16.

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Suspended from Twitter, the account tracking Elon Musk's jet has landed on Threads

10:34am July 09, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The account ElonJet tracked the movement of Elon Musk's private jet in real time, until it was suspended by Twitter last year. Now, it has resurfaced on Meta's fast-growing Twitter rival, Threads.

An attorney for Twitter accused Threads of engaging in "systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property."

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Twitter threatens to sue its new rival, Threads, claiming Meta stole trade secrets

2:26pm July 07, 2023

by Emily Olson

An attorney for Twitter accused Meta of hiring dozens of former Twitter employees with the intention of creating a "copycat" platform, implying a lawsuit could come next.

Is Threads really a 'Twitter killer'? Here's what we know so far

5:48pm July 06, 2023

by Emily Olson

Meta's new app, Threads, may be the latest in a long-string of Twitter's competitors, but it appears to have an edge in the game thanks to its ties to Instagram. Over 30 million users have joined.